Peter Mukerjea charged with murder, sent to CBI custody: As it happened

By Biplob Ghosal | Last Updated: Friday, November 20, 2015 - 20:36

Former media magnate and Peter Mukerjea, arrested by the CBI in connection with the sensational Sheena Bora murder case for allegedly "shielding the accused", was sent to CBI custody on Friday. Earlier, a Mumbai magistrate extended the judicial custody of the three prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case till December 3.

20 November 2015, 16:11 PM

Peter Mukerjea charged with murder. CBI gets ex-media honcho's custody for three days.

He has been booked under Sections 302, 120 B, 306, 201, and 364 of the IPC.

20 November 2015, 15:46 PM

Peter Mukerjea was in continuous conversation with Indrani prior, during and after Sheena murder incident, CBI tells court.

20 November 2015, 15:28 PM

Peter Mukerjea produced in court. Hearing begins

CBI lawyer seeks 14-day custody of the former media honcho. The lawyer says Indrani's husband knew about the plot to murder Sheena Bora and played an active role.

In defence of Peter Mukerjea, his lawyer opposes CBI's appeal of police custody, says his client had no role to play in the Sheena murder case.

News agency ANI quotes Peter Mukerjea saying, "Why I would murder her, what motive did I have in this?"

20 November 2015, 14:25 PM

The judicial custody of Indrani Mukerjea, Sanjeev Khanna and Shyam Rai has been extended till December 3.

Simultaneously, the murder case has now been committed to a Special CBI Court which will hear the matter from next month.

20 November 2015, 12:29 PM

Gautam Mukerjea (Peter's brother) and Rahul Mukerjea have reached Killa court in Mumbai.

20 November 2015, 10:35 AM

Indrani's son Mikhail Bora says he will continue to seek justice for her sister.

He assured of full cooperation in the investigation saying that, "I came to know about it yesterday night. I do not know what is going on about Peter Mukherjea. CBI is investigating. Let's see what happens. I will give my cooperation to the CBI. I am seeking justice for my sister and I hope it will get it soon."

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20 November 2015, 12:21 PM

Peter Mukerjea will be produced in the court shortly for his alleged involvement in the Sheena Bora murder case.

20 November 2015, 12:05 PM

Indrani's ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyam Rai have also been produced in Killa court.

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20 November 2015, 11:30 AM

According to CNN-IBN, the CBI is likely to name a top Mumbai cop in chargesheet for delay in Sheena Bora murder probe.

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20 November 2015, 11:50 AM

Indrani Mukerjea brought to Killa court in Mumbai for hearing on her judicial custody.

20 November 2015, 10:30 AM

In a fresh twist in the Sheena Bora murder case, former media magnate Peter Mukherjea was on Thursday arrested by CBI, hours after it filed a chargesheet in which his wife Indrani Mukherjea, the mother of the victim born from her first marriage, and two others were accused of the crime.

The CBI spokesperson said that Mukherjea's name surfaced during its probe in the case and "he has been arrested".

The spokesperson refused to divulge any further details in the case but sources in the probe agency said he has been arrested for allegedly "shielding the accused" and "inconsistencies" in his statements. Peter was placed under arrest after another round of questioning.

Sheena was murdered on April 24, 2012. Her body was found on May 23 that year after Indrani's driver Shyam Rai revealed the murder site to police.

Both Indrani and the driver were arrested on Tuesday on charges of killing Sheena and disposing off her body in Raigad, near Mumbai. A court sent Indrani to police custody till August 31.

The chargesheet, filed three months after Sheena Bora's remains were found in a forest near Mumbai, names Indrani, Khanna and Rai as accused.

The CBI has charged them with criminal conspiracy to kidnap, murder, cheating, destruction of evidence, forgery and use of forged documents besides violation of provisions of Information Technology Act.

20 November 2015, 10:45 AM

Rahul Mukerjea, son of former Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea, was questioned by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday in connection with the murder of Sheena Bora, the daughter of Indrani Mukerjea.

Rahul's questioning comes a day after, Peter was arrested by the investigating agency in connection with the sensational murder case for allegedly "shielding the accused".